Paper container or receptacle



April 8 1924. 1,489,806

H. C. ANDERSON PAPER CONTAINER OR RECEPTACLE Filed March 22 192 sINVENTOR- jfarly curimlenswo,

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 8, was

antes stares HARRY C. ANIQEMON, F YONKEBS, NEW YORK.

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Application filed March a, 1923. Serial m. seem.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY C. Annnnson, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Yonkers cdunty of Westchestenand a State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pa r Containers orReceptacles, of which the ollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to paper containers is or receptacles,, and moreparticularly to' a container for tea leaves or the like, designed forindividual use in the preparation of a beverage.

It is the primary object and purpose of is my present improvements toprovide a aper container for the above purpose havlng foraminated wallswhich may be served in restaurants to individual patrons so that whenimmersed in hot water contained in so the cup, the water will passfreely through the foraminous walls of the container into contact withthe tea leaves therein whereby a fusion may be produced from said tealeaves of a strength satisfactory to the taste of the individual.

It is another important object of the inventionto provide a paper teacontainer which may be readily roduoed by machine at small cost, andwhich is securely sealed so as to prevent the release of the tea leavesinto the cup upon the softening of the paper by the action of heat andmoisture.

In one practical embodiment of the invention, I provide a container ofthe above 85 character of elongated pyramidal or cylindrical form, thewalls of which are perforated for a portion of the length of thecontainer, the remaining portions of the container walls beingimperforate so that 4 part of the container can be grasped between thefin ers of the hand to immerse or remove 5w container from the waterwithout wetting the fingers."

With the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists in-the improved container or receptacle, and inthe several structural features thereof as will be hereinafter morefully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawin and subsequentlyincorporated 1n the su joined claims.

In the drawing wherein- I have shown several simple and practicalembodiments of the invention and in which similar referparts throughoutthe several views:

ence characters designate corresponding Fi 1 is a perspective viewillustratt e manner of use of the device; 1 igure 2. is a side elevationshowing one form of the invention;

Figure 3 is a similar view, the container being partly broken away andturned at an angle of 45 from the position shown at Figure 2,

Figure 4 1s an end elevation;

Fi ure 5 is a transverse section taken on the line 5-5 of Fl 3; a

Figure 6 is a, side elevation illustrating a modified construction ofthe device;

Figure 7 is a similarview looking at right angles to Fi e 6 and with apart of the container we 1 broken away;

Fi re 8 is an end elevation f the modified cm of the device; and

Figures 9, 10 and 11 are views corresponding to F'gures 6, 7 and 8illustrating another alternative construction.

Referring in detail to the drawing and more particularly to Figures 1 to5 thereof, the container is formed from a single sheet of paper ofsuitable size and shape. This paper sheet is wound-upon a; mandrel ofpredetermined form to provide the overlapping convolutions 5. If desiredthe overlapping portions may be adhesively secured to each other. Asseen in'Figures 2 and 3, of this embodiment of the invention, thecontainer or receptacle is in the form of an elongated pyramid, thepoint or apex 6 of which is securely sealed in any preferred manner.

The paper sheet from which'the container is formed is provided withclosure fla 7 which extend from the opposed walls 0 the pyramidal bodyof the container at the base thereof and are adapted to be foldedinwardly into superposed relation u 11 each other after the containerhas been fi ed with tea leaves, whereby the base end of the container isclosed. The outermost supe closure fla 7 are permanently connected toeach ot er by means of a suitable fastener indicated at 8.

Preferabl the lower and intermediate portions on y of the container areof rectangular form in cross-section, the u per relml atively small endportion thereof ing ofv circular cross-sectional form as shown at. 9 sothat this end of the container may be conveniently rasped between thefingers of the hand. After the container has been formed as abovedescribed, it is placed in a suitable mold, and the lower andintermediate portions of its walls are perforated as at 10, saidperforations being of very small diameter so that the tea leaves may notpass t-herethrough. The water may, however, readily enter to theinterior of the container so that the tea leaves will become fairlysteeped in a relatively short time. The paper from which the containeris formed is of a special grade, no chemicals being used in themanufacture thereof so that a disagreeable taste will not be 1mparted tothe tea by the action of th heat and water upon the paper walls of thecontainer. I have used a good commercial grade of vegetable parchmentpaper and have found that the same not only withstands the action ofboiling water without disintegration but when wet, is considerablytoughened so that .the paper is capable of withstanding high tensilestrains.

A container or receptacle for individual use of the character abovedescribed may be produced at such small cost, that it can be furnishedby restaurant proprietors to patrons, the container being used but asingle time, and then destroyed. Thus the user may concoct a beverage tosuit his own individual taste, the strength thereof depending upon thelength of time the container with its contents remains immersed in thehot water.

In Figures 6, 7 and 8 of the drawing I have illustrated a slightlymodified form of the invention in which the container 11 is ofcylindrical form. In this instance likewise, the container is formed ona mandrel from a single sheet of paper, one end 12 thereof beingpermanently sealed, and the other end having the closure flaps 7. Thecylindrical wall of the container for a portion of its length isperforated as at 10. It will be understood that in each case, thecontainer is not completely filled with tea leaves, but these leavesrepresented at T fill the container only for a depth equal to the extentof the perforated portion of the container wall. Thus the tea leaves mayfreely expand within the container without bursting the latter.

In Figures 9, 10 and 11 there is shown another alternative embodiment ofthe device in which the paper container has a cylindrical portion 13extending from the permanently sealed end 14 thereof, such cylindricalportion of the container being perforated as at 1-5. The remainingportion of the container is of gradually decreasing diameter and theopposite end is flattened as at 16, the side walls thereof being broughtclosely together and the ends of said walls folded over as at 17 andsecurely fastened by means of the wire or other suitable fasteningelement 18. I have stated that my device may be used with advantage byrestaurants and the like, but of course, it is evident that it lendsitself also and specifically to use in the home because of the definiteportion, convenience and sanitary condition.

It will be seen that anyone of the three embodiments of the device abovedescribed may be rapidly produced by merely winding the paper sheetlngupon a suitably formed mandrel. The imperforate section of the containerpermits the same to be securely grasped and immersed in the water orremoved therefrom without staining or wetting the fingers. In additionto the above constructions which I have herein specifically referred to,it is possible that the same advantageous results might be obtained inother modified forms of the invention. Accordingly, it is to beunderstood that no limitations are to be implied from the foregoingreference to structural details and that I reserve the privilege ofadopting all such legitimate modifications thereof as may be fairlyembodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

' 1. A container composed of a sheet of materialhaving overlappingrelatively fixed spiral convolutions providing a container body ofelongated form, said container bein permanently sealed at one of itsends an having a foram'inous' wall section, the sheet having flapsprojecting from the opposite end of the container body in opposedrelation to each other and adapted to be folded inwardly to close thelatter end of the con- }:iainer, and fastening means for said closureaps.

2. A container composed of a sheet of material having overlappingrelatively fixed spiral convolutions providing a container body ofelongated form, said container being permanently sealed at one of itsends, the sheet having flaps projecting from the opposite end of thecontainer body in opposed relation to each other and adapted to befolded inwardly to close the latter end of the container, and fasteningmeans for said closure flaps, the walls of said container being providedwith closely adjacent perforations extending from one end of thecontainer to a point spaced from the opposite end thereof. I

3. A container formed from a sin le sheet of paper spirally wound toprovi e overlapping convolutions and forming an elongated containerbody, means permanently closing'the container at its opposite ends, thebody wall of the container being provided with closely adjacentperforations extendin from one end thereof to a point substantia ymidway of its length.

4. A container formed from a single sheet of pa .er having spirallywound overlapping convo utions providing an elongated container'bodyhaving a major portion of py- 5 ramidal shape, said pyramidal shapedportion of the container body gradually merging into a conical apexportion, means permanently closing the container at its opposite endsand the walls of the pyramidal shaped portion of the container bodybeing pro- 10 vided with closely arranged perforations.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signedmy name hereunder.

HARRY o. ANDERSON.

